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F1 Night Race 2010 Singapore
TWO years after the most inglorious win of his Formula One career, Fernando Alonso made sure his second victory at the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix will be remembered for all the right reasons.
The Ferrari driver led from pole to finish in an action-packed night race that re-ignited his title bid and dealt a potentially fatal blow to that of his McLaren rival Lewis Hamilton.
Alonso - whose win here in 2008 was masterminded by a deliberate crash from his then-Renault teammate Nelson Piquet Jr - had no need for treachery this time.
His car was easily the fastest on the Marina Bay street circuit, matched only by the runner-up Sebastian Vettel in his charging Red Bull.
After a gruelling two-hour street battle that was spared from rain, he claimed the chequered flag just 0.2sec ahead of Vettel. He stopped the clock on 1hr 57min 53.579sec.
'It was tough,' said the two-time world champion. 'The race was long, with the safety car problems and... it was difficult to lap (the slower cars). I took it very easy in the last couple of laps - we know how difficult it is overtake here.'
But, even as he took the plaudits for a superb drive under the floodlights, the real winner last night was Red Bull's Mark Webber, who finished third and extended his championship lead to 11 points.
The Australian, who started from fifth, rolled the dice with an early pit stop to switch to the preferred hard tyres.
There was much to admire about his subsequent drive from the middle of the field to third place, but his good work was almost unravelled by a heart-stopping tangle with Hamilton on Lap 36.
The McLaren burst ahead of Webber on Raffles Boulevard, but the cars clashed as they rounded Turn 7. Webber escaped unscathed, but Hamilton was forced to retire.
This was the Briton's second non-finish in a row, after his Italian Grand Prix exit two weeks ago, and it left him 20 points behind Webber, with just four races to go.
'It was a key part of the race for me to keep him out,' Webber, who started fifth on the grid, said. 'I am very happy with third place. It's been the toughest weekend of the year for me. Getting out of bed this morning, I would have taken third.'
Fears about the lack of overtaking opportunities in Singapore were not entirely true, as the drivers took turns to attack each other on the tight, twisting circuit.
Nine cars did not complete the race, including that of Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus, which erupted into flames near the end. As cars raced past, he put the fire out himself using a fire extinguisher handed to him through the barriers.
Among those who did finish the race was seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, who was placed 13th in his Mercedes on his Singapore debut.
Results
1 Fernando Alonso (Esp) Ferrari 1hr 57min 53.579sec
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) RedBull +0.293sec
3 Mark Webber (Aus) RedBull +29.141
4 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren +30.384
5 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes +49.394
6 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Williams +56.101
7 Robert Kubica (Pol) Renault +1:26.559
8 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India +1:52.416
9 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Williams +1:52.791
10 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari +1:53.297
11 Vitaly Petrov (Rus) Renault 1 lap
12 Jaime Alguersuari (Esp) Toro Rosso 1 lap
13 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes 1 lap
14 Sebastien Buemi (Sui) Toro Rosso 1 lap
15 Lucas di Grassi (Bra) Virgin 2 laps
16 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Lotus 3 laps
Drivers' standings
1 Mark Webber 202pts
2 Fernando Alonso 191
3 Lewis Hamilton 182
4 Sebastian Vettel 181
5 Jenson Button 177
6 Felipe Massa 125
7 Nico Rosberg 122
8 Robert Kubica 114
9 Adrian Sutil 49
10 Michael Schumacher 46
Constructors' standings
1 Red Bull 383pts
2 McLaren 359
3 Ferrari 316
4 Mercedes GP 168
5 Renault 133
6 Force India 61
7 Williams F1 57
8 Sauber 27
9 Toro Rosso 11
Remaining races
Oct 10 Japan
Oct 24 South Korea
Nov 7 Brazil
Nov 14 Abu Dhabi
F1夜间赛精彩落幕 阿隆索夺冠再扬威
（2010-09-27）
高潮迭起，火爆场面不断，世界一级方程式（F1）赛车2010年新电信新加坡大奖赛昨晚在滨海湾的晴空下，精彩谢幕。
法拉利车队的两届世界冠军阿隆索从杆位出发后，以1小时57分53秒579率先完成滨海湾5.073公里赛道的61圈，赢得本季个人第四站冠军，同时提高再次问鼎世界冠军的机会。
这也是阿隆索连续第二站胜利；他曾在两周前的意大利大奖赛上，摘取锦标。加上昨天的胜利，这位西班牙车手已在近五站车赛中，进袋三站冠军。
他说：“这显然是一场又长又艰苦的比赛，我们面对安全车和许多车子慢一圈的问题。比赛尾声甚至有五辆慢一圈的车子在我前面，让我很难超车。”
阿隆索也是两年前的首届新加坡大奖赛冠军。
尽管在比赛尾声不断向阿隆索施压，但红牛车队的德国车手维特尔最后还是以0.293秒的微差屈居亚军。澳大利亚籍队友韦伯获季军，同时扩大他在车手积分榜上的优势。麦克拉伦车手巴顿获第四名。
与前两天不同，昨天没有下雨，比赛时的气温一直维持在30摄氏度左右。尽管地面不如之前湿滑，但比赛仍状况连连，安全车出现在赛道的时间比其他车赛还长，最后一共有八辆车子报销，只有16辆车子获得排名。
比赛尾声，芬兰车手科瓦莱宁的莲花战车突然起火。不过，他在火势变大前，机警地跳出车外，而且还拿着灭火器与工作人员一起灭火。由于只比冠军车手慢三圈，因此科瓦莱宁最后还是获得第16名。
此外，在哈密尔顿与韦伯发生碰撞前，宝马绍贝尔车手小林可梦伟在第18弯撞上防护围墙，随后而来的伊斯巴尼亚车手森纳在毫不知情下，一头撞上小林可梦伟的车子，幸好车毁人没事。
不久后，马赛地车队的“德国车神”舒马赫在第八弯尝试超越宝马绍贝尔车手海德费尔德时，双双发生碰撞。
舒马赫进站换上新鼻翼后，重返赛道，但海德费尔德却因车子损坏，被迫退赛。
政府必须分析成本效益
F1是否续办讨论后再决定
（2010-09-27）
政府将仔细检讨这三年来举办一级方程式（F1）新加坡大奖赛的成本效益，并同所有参与这项赛事的伙伴和业者讨论后，才决定是否要在2012年后继续办下去。
贸工部高级政务部长易华仁昨天在赛场受访时、针对一级方程式管理协会（Formula One Management，FOM）总裁埃克尔斯通（Bernie Ecclestone）日前的一番谈话做出保守回应。
新加坡在2007年与一级方程式管理公司（FOM）签约后，2008年起开始主办F1，为期五年。主办单位新加坡GP公司原定在现有合约的最后一年，才与FOM洽谈续约的事。不过，埃克尔斯通日前表示只要新加坡愿意，新加坡大奖赛将能办20年，长期成为F1赛程的其中一站赛事。
易华仁表示，很高兴听到对方给予新加坡如此高度肯定，可是要不要办下去，政府首先必须展开“成本效益分析”（cost-benefit analysis），考虑如何将它作为国家发展策略之一，当然也要看FOM最终开出什么条件。
他指出，新加坡大奖赛这三年经历了最好和最坏的时期，因此相关数据对政府接下来的评估与决定起关键作用。
易华仁说，2008年第一次主办F1，最大的卖点是新鲜感，观众反应非常好，2009年则遇上全球金融风暴，可是新加坡GP公司却通过引进F1 Rocks演唱会，吸引新的观众群。
今年经济复苏，企业包厢反应热烈，售出的门票总数达24万张，其中外国游客的比例占至少40％，带动了本地的酒店和饮食场所的营业额。即使今年市场多了两家综合度假胜地的大约5000个客房，酒店住客率还是高达90％，就说明了这项赛事的吸引力。
易华仁说：“这些数据都将作为我们的参考……我想强调的是，这三年，每一年都有不同的新鲜元素吸引车迷到这里，例如第一年首次举行的新鲜感，第二年的F1 Rocks演唱会，还有今年综合度假胜地开幕等，我们希望不断为这项产品注入活力。”
全国旅行社协会总裁邱武候说，没有人能否定新加坡大奖赛确实为本地旅游业注入一股活力。对旅游业者来说，能继续办下去肯定是个好消息。他也透露，全国旅协计划明年向会员展开调查，进一步探讨F1带来的正面效应。
圣占姆士发电厂（St James Power Station）掌舵人符永隆说：“今年我们不仅向世界展示新加坡的组织能力，也呈现了滨海湾市区最完美的夜景。我相信接下来五年、十年，新加坡所需承担的主办费用比例只会比之前来得低，因为现在是F1需要我们，多过我们需要它。”
受访的F1迷则异口同声地支持新加坡继续办下去。来自南非的杰奇（46岁）认为新加坡主办得非常好，因此应该办下去，吸引更多游客前来。
一名只愿透露自己姓潘的新加坡人（42岁）表示，如果本地继续主办F1，他和其他F1迷无需出国，就能在自家门前看到精彩赛事。
易华仁在2007年宣布获得F1五年的主办权时曾透露，主办F1每年所需的经费估计高达1亿5000万元，其中政府协助承担约60％费用，这笔款额来自新加坡旅游局的旅游发展基金。
F1估计每年带来额外一亿元的旅游收益，不论是酒店、夜间场所、餐馆、零售店、航空公司，以及德士司机等都会从中受益。其他受益的还包括私人财富管理业、跨国企业和本地公司，以及各种零售和娱乐业者。
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Acknowledgement:
Video Clips extracted from Singapore TV Channel U and Channel 8
Photos taken during this race
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